MONROE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2004--CenturyTel, Inc.
(NYSE:CTL) plans to release its second quarter 2004 earnings results
pre-market opening on Thursday, July 29, 2004, and host a related
conference call at 10:30 a.m. CDT that day.
The conference call will be streamed live over CenturyTel's
Web
site at www.centurytel.com. Interested parties can also access the
call by dialing 800-419-9873 five minutes prior to the start of the
call. A digital recording of the call will be available beginning at
1:00 p.m. CDT on July 29, 2004, and ending August 5, 2004, at 1:00
p.m. CDT. The replay can be accessed by calling 888-266-2081 and
entering the access code: 510703. A replay of the call will also be
available on the Web site after 1:00 p.m. CDT on July 29, 2004.
CenturyTel, Inc.
provides communications services including local,
long distance, Internet access and data services to customers in 22
states. The company, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is publicly
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CTL, and is
included in the S&P 500 Index. CenturyTel
is the 8th largest local
exchange telephone company, based on access lines, in the United
States. Visit CenturyTel
at www.centurytel.com.
CONTACT: CenturyTel, Inc.
, Monroe
Media:
Patricia Cameron, 318-388-9674
patricia.cameron@centurytel.com
or
Investors:
Tony Davis, 318-388-9525
tony.davis@centurytel.com
SOURCE: CenturyTel, Inc.